9 Months in the Philippines.

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  • Опубликовано: 13 дек 2024

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  • @Dutchy-1168
    @Dutchy-1168 3 месяца назад +3

    That’s awesome …. What a warm welcome for you !
    Worked out real well for you ‼️‼️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇵🇭🇵🇭

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +2

      Yes! Thank you! Dutchy !

  • @Dutchy-1168
    @Dutchy-1168 3 месяца назад +5

    I went to the “ Taste of Manila “ in Toronto on the weekend … it poured rain , but I had the best BBQ pork on a skewer ! The best part was seeing all the friendly Filipinos ‼️‼️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇵🇭🇵🇭♥️♥️

  • @farashasapphire7226
    @farashasapphire7226 3 месяца назад +4

    Aslie is so blessed to have you.. I wish I could find my blessing too.
    God bless and best wishes to both of you ❤❤❤

  • @dwrr4868
    @dwrr4868 3 месяца назад +2

    Ive been watching you for a while Nelson! I like how you come across to people, Down to earth, nothing to prove to anyone, just wanting to enjoy what time you have left with a woman who brings you great Joy. You and your companion seem to fit together so good. You both seem like wonderful people. Enjoy!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      I appreciate that. Thank you for your continuing support. Aslie is working on something, but the release date is still unknown. We do get along very well. She is a real sweetheart !

  • @Westcoastcat-ex6wc
    @Westcoastcat-ex6wc 2 месяца назад +1

    Great vlog. I worked in Manila and met my wife there. She took me to her home in the province where we got married. She wanted to experience Canada so she moved here after her PR was approved. Long story short ... we are planning our exit back to live in the province for good. Lots to do here to wind up and set up retirement but 12 months out is target. One life ... be happy.
    Will be starting channel to share all the hoops to jump through to set up pension pmts, departure tax ... urghhh ... , reduce withholding tax on pension benefits steps, health care decisions, banking plan, housing, travel, and kareoke 🎉
    Keep well and hope to see more videos soon and maybe share your next steps to permanent move also.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  2 месяца назад

      Well my situation is work summers in Canada and spend Winters in the Philippines until my 65th birthday then I can stay there permanently on my pension. But yes doing a video of v-log about the specifics of getting out of Canada with as much of your wealth as humanly possible is a very good idea indeed.

  • @listerine414
    @listerine414 3 месяца назад +2

    Good to see a new vid up. Great recap

  • @BIGALINTHEPHILIPPINES
    @BIGALINTHEPHILIPPINES 3 месяца назад +10

    I did what you did but we talked every day for 4 years before we meet at the airport and now happily married for 2 years here in the Philippines... we are both seniors ...❤❤❤

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      Congratulations!!

    • @MichaelPrudhomme-u7x
      @MichaelPrudhomme-u7x 3 месяца назад +1

      What do you LDR guys talk about? After the “what did you eat today” conversation I’d be all out of words.
      I work. I exercise. I budget. All I need from a woman is sensuality and inspiration. A talk buddy seems alien to me.

  • @donnamarieh2312
    @donnamarieh2312 3 месяца назад +2

    😊this is so great 🍃🌸🍃🥰💖🌿🌹🌿so happy for you and Aslie 🌹😊🙏🏻

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you so much!!

  • @josephgrudza3873
    @josephgrudza3873 3 месяца назад +2

    I love the positive attitude. You rock!!

  • @PhilippinesMyParadise
    @PhilippinesMyParadise 3 месяца назад +3

    Interesting, informative, and great video about "9 Months in the Philippines." Watch from start to finish! Please keep them coming! Full support as always. Good luck, and best regards po/Ned 👏🎉👏

  • @moderndaydrifter4672
    @moderndaydrifter4672 3 месяца назад +2

    Hey Nelson, it's good to see another video from you.keep speaking your truth it's going to help someone someday. I agree with you 100% about the Philippines.i love it there and will be returning soon for the winter. My wife is very excited about my return, something I never experienced with a Western woman. Don't pay any attention to the haters. Stay positive and move forward. Take care out there!!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      I appreciate that modern, thanks !

  • @Peace839
    @Peace839 3 месяца назад +2

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Nice vlog. Keep it coming.

  • @WarrenRCG
    @WarrenRCG 3 месяца назад +3

    I was smiling through the whole video as your story reminded me so much of my first trip there last fall! The mall, the cathedral, the sheer amount of motorbikes and the jeepneys. I've been there twice more since then. Once to gather marriage requirements and again to get married. Today is our one month wedding anniversary! I'm typing this message from western New York and can't wait to see my wife and step daughter again! Hope you can go back soon as well!👋🤓👍

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +2

      Inwill be home again in December! Congrats on your happy experiences!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +2

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @theplebreporter
    @theplebreporter 3 месяца назад +2

    Where do you live in Canada? I spent 6 weeks in the Philippines last winter and I'd love to talk to you about it

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      I'm in Calgary. Email me at www.Pathssouth@gmail.com

  • @Sunrvester
    @Sunrvester 3 месяца назад +2

    Im concluding my 3 month stay here with my ldr. Going home and woll do so much soul searching whether to come back or not but plenty of reasons to come back maybe with the right ldr with no baggage lol.Thanks for sharing very enlightening indeed.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      Thankyou and good luck in your future!

  • @fernandoesteban2345
    @fernandoesteban2345 3 месяца назад +3

    I like your style sir. I'm a local lawyer now retired. Pls emphasize that coming to PH is more than a plane trip. Time zones, temperate to tropical climate, and a strange oriental perspective to life and living. I know you get it, so I'm certain you will be a good and happy friend of the Filipinos, wherever you decide to live. Mabuhay ka!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +2

      I live here to learn...I.love this culture, American, is all about money, being famous, and being crazy in debt...no values at all that should be locked up to in Canada USA.

  • @arozi1391
    @arozi1391 3 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for the sharing. I look forward to my visit in 2 months. Will be short, but will go back again if its what I think it is.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      It will go smoother with a guide. In manila couple first days. Only suggested, though, certainly not required.

    • @arozi1391
      @arozi1391 3 месяца назад

      @@SouthPaths Similar to your story I guess, I have been talking to a lady there online. And we plan to spend the 11 days mostly together. So she will be my guide.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      @@arozi1391 I'm sure it will be unforgettable 😁😁😁

  • @MichaelPrudhomme-u7x
    @MichaelPrudhomme-u7x 3 месяца назад +2

    Pops, I enjoyed this chat you gave us. Inspirational to go there and be jolly. “Cooperate and contribute” was a powerful measure of your soul. I’m drawn to the Filipina personality but Thailand peace and beauty.
    Thai ladies are like tigers and Filipinas are like puppies. I’m torn between the two anyway.
    “It will heal you” is the end goal. May I be as blessed as your journey. I’ll try in 2025

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +2

      I'm sure you will feel the "effect" when you are there. Especially in smaller communities like Los Banos or San Pablo.

  • @TheBadlildoggie
    @TheBadlildoggie 3 месяца назад +1

    Im in Ontario and totally agree, the Philippines is better, the peace, the FREEDOM, the province life, unbeatable!!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      It's like magic compared to the tired west... no investment here in the people or infrastructure...it's just a place to work your entire life and pray the housing market saves you from poverty at the end.

  • @maudave
    @maudave 3 месяца назад +2

    Hopefully you can make the correct decision for your life happiness. Been in western Samar for over a year and I don't plan on returning to the states. The stress being gone gained 5 years to my life. Wish you well in your decision.
    Take care

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      I'm decided...there is no way I will be in Canada 1 more day than required.

  • @richsadventures1889
    @richsadventures1889 3 месяца назад +1

    I feel you iv been back and forth 4 times traveling around with my girl for 1 month each time. Wish I could spend more time, but I'm still working. The stress all comes back as soon as I get back here.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      Yes, there is a constant low vibrational stress here in the west...its constant....I'm sure thenpowers that be want it that way. Why? I have. No idea.

    • @richsadventures1889
      @richsadventures1889 3 месяца назад +1

      @@SouthPaths because they hate us. That freak up there and all the freaks down here.

  • @listerine414
    @listerine414 2 месяца назад

    Hey Nelson. Hope your going back to Phillipines soon. I enjoyed your ''Jungle Coffee ' talks you would do.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  2 месяца назад

      I will return mid November. The chats will return.

  • @KB3TLE
    @KB3TLE 3 месяца назад +3

    Wonderful story you had there - young man. (I'm 74) You will get back there and enjoy the place that much more - from the absence. I'm not sure if I will make it there - but I have enjoyed a couple year fantasy watching a lot of various videos ! > Just haven't been able to accept living out of a suitcase ? Too much stuff to do (?) - to shrink - to that small of a footprint ? Old and lazy I suppose - but I enjoy watching you and others doing it ! 🤗 "Live long and prosper" - Nelson ! 🙏

  • @johncalder-gx4bf
    @johncalder-gx4bf 3 месяца назад +2

    Fellow Canadian here--Edmonton. Been married 18 years, have a 17 year old daughter and have lived in Leyte for 15 years--Typhoon Yolanda survivor-HORRIBLE. Enjoyed your video and hope you return soon.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      Yes Typhoons are still something I'm going to find out about..

  • @philipjanek3864
    @philipjanek3864 3 месяца назад +2

    I've been to the Philippines 4 times in the past 2 years 😉 I never stay longer than 28 days because i don't like to deal with the government offices 🤷 i then go to Vietnam and Thailand which are both cheaper and friendlier!

    • @kevink3975
      @kevink3975 3 месяца назад +5

      You can extend visas online….so easy if you know how to use a computer

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +3

      Lol...well...I will look into that! I would love that instead of going toothed feild office 50 km away.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +4

      I got a good filipina...don't need to travel more.

    • @RaymondSell
      @RaymondSell 3 месяца назад +2

      Really??

  • @PracticalPerson2024
    @PracticalPerson2024 3 месяца назад +2

    "I never want to live in Canada again after being in the Philippines" - this and many other things you share in this video I very much relate to. I have a very good life living in the Midwest USA and yet the first time I was in the Philippines I had such a sense of peace and freedom... it honestly seemed like freedom was in the very air itself... it shocked me. Wrestled with it for a time. When I returned the second time the same thing. And the times after the same thing. There is a whole different kind of freedom over there... what I would call REAL FREEDOM that we actually don't even know anymore in the western world or at least not in the USA.
    I also think the same things you do about all of these guys going over and thinking they are some kind of king or something... nothing is up to their lofty standards. They can't seem to see any good in anything so they just complain about everything from the dogs and roosters to the lack of restrictive laws (I actually have heard some complain about exactly what you described... a family all loaded onto one scooter... complaining "there must not be any laws in the Philippines... actually wanted them to be pulled over and fined) and so forth. Just cry and bitch & complain continually. Keep that crap back in the USA (and other western countries). When I see that over there I honestly smile every time because that is FREEDOM and I love seeing FREEDOM.
    Anyway, definitely agree with you on so many things. I think exactly the same... "instead of constantly complaining why don't you do something to help?" I want to be a part of the community where I live. I want to make it at least a bit better for my being there.
    Great video. Keep em coming!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      Very little separates Canada and the US culturally now. It's.all.pretty bad in most G20 nations. I'm happiest in the province, close to a small city for photography and expertise. Love it here!!

  • @JefferyYoung-zg7xn
    @JefferyYoung-zg7xn 3 месяца назад

    I can't wait to get. Back there

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      Same here...missing my girl and my adopted home.

  • @listerine414
    @listerine414 3 месяца назад +1

    Everyone seems to dismiss Manila as a nightmare but it sounds like Manila has its own charms. That cathedral and those malls , markets. Etc....worth seeing I'm sure. You described that cathedral well.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +3

      Manila is fantastic! It's so alive and the people are alive there. Not like the west.

  • @enzopastore5811
    @enzopastore5811 3 месяца назад

    Hello Nelson,Enzo from Melbourne,Australia sending greetings.l’m coming to Philippines in November by myself.so excited.😊😊😊

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      Research..plan well..use your sense....you will have a wonderful time!

  • @brianmclean643
    @brianmclean643 3 месяца назад +2

    Just subscribed mate, from the UK , I've been going to the Philippines many times, over the years, check out some of the island's

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      Beautiful place and people.

  • @jtns2845
    @jtns2845 3 месяца назад +1

    2.5 mile, 5 story mall of asia and no gangbangers, louts or threats, excellent. there is much pleasant about the philippines that reflects an easier north american life 50 years ago. christmas is nice there. oh a slingbag manpurse works well too. as for folks who don’t like the philippines, alot depends on your choice of companion, having male acquaintances and sufficient finances are crucial too. thailand is different and nice as well. for the first trip from north america i would visit both philippines and thailand, but not playgrounds like angeles city or pattaya, to compare. thank you for another insightful and pleasant video!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      I have a couple guys to chat with there, local guys. Thankyou for your kind appreciation.

  • @vandyrvtransport6430
    @vandyrvtransport6430 3 месяца назад +2

    What dating service do you suggest to meet a Filipina lady?

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +3

      Well we used...
      www.asiandating.com
      That's not amplug for the service...we met there.. if you havea few good photos and a nice worded profile...simple is key...then expect about 50 or 100 messeges a week. You can tell the scammers pretty easily..use your head. It's an ez site to use...never had issues.

  • @thewestons4408
    @thewestons4408 3 месяца назад +1

    Good talk. It's not for everyone, but for the ones it is, it's fantastic. And a lot more affordable. Where in Canada are you?

  • @evelynmcclarren4924
    @evelynmcclarren4924 3 месяца назад +1

    Been here 17 years. U have a lot 2 learn

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +2

      Well.. I'm trying Evelyn. I'm still green I admit. Also..you mean you have been in Canada 17 yrs or the Phils?

    • @cobracommander9138
      @cobracommander9138 Месяц назад

      🤣

  • @Dutchy-1168
    @Dutchy-1168 Месяц назад

    When you going back 🇨🇦‼️

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  Месяц назад +1

      Ha ha ha , very soon !! Stay tuned 😁

  • @altriplett9099
    @altriplett9099 3 месяца назад +1

    Different size nails in the front hubs! Lol!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      ???

    • @altriplett9099
      @altriplett9099 3 месяца назад

      @@SouthPaths they use nails, instead of cotter pins to secure the castle nuts on the front wheel hubs in most cases! Plus, no grease cap! Lol!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      Yep...prayers required...

  • @mikk1332
    @mikk1332 3 месяца назад

    Great Video
    You live at the end of the runway at Pearson? lol

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      Lol..right below the flight path for runway 1, Calgary.

  • @altriplett9099
    @altriplett9099 3 месяца назад +2

    They always meet you at the airport! Why wouldn’t they? They are worried about scammers, and poachers!

  • @kevinwelsh7490
    @kevinwelsh7490 3 месяца назад +1

    I found that in Batangas City for example, all of the trikes had extremely low roofs on the side cars, awful!
    but it looks like from videos that in Dumaguette for example trikes all have high cabs. As a tall foreigner, what is your experience? How do you feel about those low sidecars?

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +2

      In tourist areas, they are taller. Manila Dumagette, etc. In regular areas..yes a mix.. I have to hunt for a high top to use when I need one.

  • @enjoyingCyprus.
    @enjoyingCyprus. 3 месяца назад +1

    So why are you not in the Philippines now then??

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +3

      I'm in Canada for 6 months for business.

  • @Yashi-j1s
    @Yashi-j1s 3 месяца назад +1

    It seems there was a blank snake on the tree behind you sir

    • @philmcleod111
      @philmcleod111 3 месяца назад +1

      It was a giant gecko lol

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      Stuffed, no worries.

  • @BalkanMode
    @BalkanMode 3 месяца назад +1

    Canada must be a terrible place. Whenever I go to Mexico it’s Canadians left and right. I suspect this guy’s love for the Philippines is exasperated by his dislike of Canada and counting the number of engines flying above. A young Asin girl would only improve that package -(for the honeymoon period).

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      Naaa..my 58 yr old filipina would not agree...

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      Canada... is an awful place...see youtube for info on that !

    • @BalkanMode
      @BalkanMode 3 месяца назад +1

      @@SouthPaths If there’s small age gap it may be a different story but you’ll probably need to deal with the finances of step children and step grandchildren. There seems to be something about money in Philippine culture which doesn’t go away even when they live abroad. I dated a Filipina a while ago (or more accurately she turned it into a date) in the land of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity. When it comes to pay the bill don’t expect any “equity” or equality if you are out with a Filipina.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      @@BalkanMode oh yes...gramps and grans are definitely helping out..but its really not what alot of people think..we are talking a few dollars. And i mean..it's like.a.coffee a day. Helping is optional also...it's not required. But if you have some cash and more than you need...and your really in the thing long term with your filipina...well....why not help out a little.

    • @BalkanMode
      @BalkanMode 3 месяца назад

      @@SouthPaths The amount of money isn’t the issue. The Filipina I “dated” didn’t cost much. It’s the transactional nature of the relationship. If you have the stomach go for it, fine. You are buying a relationship. I’m not totally against it but the format I chose was for a shorter arrangement on rare occasions.

  • @KenAllred-p1o
    @KenAllred-p1o 3 месяца назад +2

    Nicely done, Nelson. We need to get together at least one more time before you go back.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      O, we definitely will, Ken ! Thankyou.

  • @PhilippinesFarmLife
    @PhilippinesFarmLife 3 месяца назад +1

    The thing I dislike the most about the Philippines is How the Food franchises take advantage of the Filipino workers. Many instances the menu prices are MORE than Canada or USA! Unfortunately thw workera are lucky if the earn more than $12 a day! Its criminal!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +2

      They get minimum wage for sure. I tend to tip extra well to help. I know the tips make it worth working there or not.

    • @PhilippinesFarmLife
      @PhilippinesFarmLife 3 месяца назад +1

      @@SouthPaths unfortunately in many cases the TIPS are turned in to the manager. Then they are supposedly pooled and handed out toward year end. I have asked several servers when they are off site. They can get terminated for not turning in the tips.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      Hmmm...if it were split among the staff at shift end, I could see that, but holding it for that long and with attendant turnover of staff seems suspicious....

  • @marcspace5144
    @marcspace5144 3 месяца назад +2

    Your LUCKY or I'm UN-Lucky bro.
    2 years in the Phil's and really had it . 1) A scam in buy a lot 2) difunctional services from health insurance (bankrupt ?!!) to Online banking that is quite a joke 3) Traffic is horrible as they have not ANY common sense of rules, using blinkers at night a lot drive in adverse directions and NO LIGHT at all !! 4) Administrations are a real hell, and waiting times 6 to 8 months to get something done. SURE You DO more with your money ...but thev steal all out of your pockets they can. THE men population URINATE every where when they feel like to !!!!. Horror hers sorry 🤮

    • @Mikeycambovideos
      @Mikeycambovideos 3 месяца назад

      That’s just the beginning. That list is longer than a book. I left after 2 years and I’m so much happier in all the other Asian countries. The Philippines is the worst.

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      Sounds like any major city bin America or Canada to me.

  • @craigothedago7763
    @craigothedago7763 2 месяца назад

    It is not what this guy saids..It is totally stressful from the passive aggressive service you get ..Good to be able to come home and get some good food and fresh air and destress,then go back..But to pack up and live there permanently is a bad move

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  2 месяца назад +1

      Well, it IS what this guy said...for this guy. Your experience was different from mine. I find the West is stressful, and the Philippines is not. Different people have different perceptions, i guess.

  • @donmills2167
    @donmills2167 3 месяца назад +1

    Your better of if you are a dog than a homeless person in America!

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад

      Sadly, it is the case in Canada as well. Lotsnof Veterans out there too. Lord.only knows what they have seen.

  • @Decapitorr
    @Decapitorr 3 месяца назад +1

    boring

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +2

      Happy to waste your time. Please come again

    • @FrankSchrock-p1r
      @FrankSchrock-p1r 3 месяца назад

      He put me to sleep

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      @user-zl9vi8oc5d Glad to have been of service. Sleep well.

  • @LuckyForest-og8uq
    @LuckyForest-og8uq 3 месяца назад +2

    As a fellow Canadian now having lived here in the Philippines since 2016 i can only agree with you 100% its a Awesome olace to not only visit bit to also live and retire its so cheap to live here

    • @SouthPaths
      @SouthPaths  3 месяца назад +1

      It is. I also like to give back to the community that accepts us. A little goes a long way.